Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 16, 2017)

Shweta Tripathi, who had earlier collaborated with Anurag Kashyap for the film Zoo, India’s first film shot on iPhone, is now reuniting with the filmmaker. In Arati Kadav’s next, Cargo, produced by Anurag and Vikramaditya Motwane, the actress is paired opposite Vikrant Massey. The project goes on the floors in January.

“The most exciting thing about this film is that it is in the sci-fi genre. We have little to show for it in Hindi films apart from Mr. India and Jaani Dushman. And even those were not really full-fledged sci-fi,” the 32-year-old actress told Mirror.

Shweta is glad to have an author backed-role in the film. “The biggest compliment for me is when somebody writes a part with me in mind. When Arati handed the script to me to read, even the character’s name was Shweta, it is being changed now. There is certain trust and faith they have in you. It makes me very happy because I am extremely choosy about the kind of work I do,” she signs off.

Besides acting, Shweta is also busy shortlisting scripts at the moment for her production house that she plans to launch next year. With the home banner, the actress plans to make full length feature films as well as short films. Right now, she’s working on two films — a horror and a drama.